I have planned the outline of my ASE Annual Conference talk (Thursday 12.00). It may develop a little, but the … More
Author: BenRogers
18 years secondary teacher: 4 years primary. MA in SciEd, member of IoP and Chartered Science Teacher. Author of 'Big Ideas of Physics and How to Teach Them.' Works for Paradigm Trust.
Applying Efrat Furst’s Model of Building Long-Term Memory Representations
One of the challenges facing teacher is to know when to apply specific tasks to support long-term learning. I have … More
My ResearchEd Ipswich Slides (Disciplinary Literacy in Science)
I had a great time at ResearchEd Ipswich on Saturday – and learnt loads (almost too much). Here are my … More
Faded Support Terminal Velocity Writing Scaffolds
Explaining terminal velocity is a classic piece of GCSE writing. The cognitive demands are high: recalling the sequence; structuring the … More
The Origin of Species Packet
Four years ago I adapted the first four chapters of Darwin’s The Origin of Species for my year 6 classes (see here). … More
A Knowledge Curriculum, Informed by Cognitive Science with a Disciplinary Literacy Focus
Colleagues at Paradigm Trust are developing a KS1-3 curriculum. It is a knowledge curriculum, informed by cognitive science with a … More
Characteristics of Science Vocabulary and Some Classroom Tools
I’m really excited to be part of a sequence of blogs – a symposium – on writing in science coordinated by Pritesh … More
A Quick Translation of a German Year 10 Physics Exam
In 1992, I completed my physics degree. Out of a cohort of 80, less than 5 of us found physics … More
The Privileged Status of Story – Energy – Audio Version
I wrote my book for novice physics teachers and I’ve had some very kind feedback about it. Chapter Zero in … More
Learning Intentions
I have been worrying about Learning Intentions for a quarter of a century. Occasionally I discreetly ask someone I trust … More
